319 bombers and 158 fighters are dispatched to attack oil and supply dumps and bridges in the Paris area (number in parenthesis indicates number of bombers attacking); 2 bombers and 2 fighters are lost:

67 of 69 P-47s fly a fighter-bomber mission against Plantlunne Airfield; they claim 30-0-5 aircraft on the ground; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA), 1 is damaged beyond repair and 8 damaged.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

6

-

6

-

-

132x500lb GP

Good

-

Group Mission # 142

SATURDAY, 5 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Mission 519:

In the morning, 1,171 bombers and 646 fighters are dispatched to attack strategic targets in the Magdeburg-Brunswick-Hannover region of Germany including oil refineries and tank and aircraft production; 13 bombers and 4 fighters are lost:

Of 215 B-17s, 93 hit Magdeburg/Neustadt, 87 hit Magdeburg/Krupp, 14 hit Helmstedt Airfield and 6 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 3-1-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 3 B-17s are lost and 189 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 8 WIA and 28 MIA. Escort is provided by 174 P-38s and P-51s; they claim 19-1-7 aircraft in the air and 1-0-2 on the ground; 1 P-38 and 3 P-51s are lost (pilots are MIA) and 1 P-38 and 5 P-51s are damaged; 1 pilot is KIA and 1 WIA.

70 of 78 B-24s hit Halberstadt Airfield and 1 hits a target of opportunity; 1 B-24 is lost and 7 damaged; 9 airmen are MIA. Escort is provided by 41 of 47 P-47s; they claim 4-0-1 aircraft.

38 of 39 B-17s hit 6 V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais; 19 B-17s are damaged. Escort is provided by 10 of 12 P-51s; they claim 0-0-1 aircraft on the ground.

Mission 522:

6 of 6 B-17s drop leaflets in the Netherlands and France during the night.

19 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions during the night.

In England, HQ, 492nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) moves from North Pickenham to Harrington; and the 406th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), VIII Air Force Composite Command [attached to 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)], moves from Harrington to Cheddington with B-24s.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

48

3

45

-

-

132x500lb GP

Good

-

Group Mission # 143

SUNDAY, 6 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Mission 524:

1,186 bombers and 740 fighters are dispatched to attack oil refineries, aircraft, ordnance and other factories in Germany and V-weapon sites in France; 24 bombers and 8 fighters are lost:

905 bombers and 471 fighters are dispatched to hit fuel dumps and bridges in France but heavy cloud cover forces many aircraft to return with bombs and other formations to be recalled; 1 bomber and 5 fighters are lost; targets hit (number in parenthesis indicates bombers bombing) are:

Of 112 B-17s, 71 hit Montbartier and 34 hit St Loubes; 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair and 26 are damaged; 2 airmen are WIA. Escort is provided by 123 of 139 P-51s; they claim 1-0-3 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and 0-0-1 on the ground.

1 of 3 B-17s flies a Micro H test mission (Micro H was a radar system which combined the Gee-H and H2X radar functionality for use by pathfinders).

Mission 529:

271 P-47s and P-51s fly fighter-bomber missions to marshalling yards and railroads N and E of Paris; they claim 4-0-1 aircraft on the ground; 3 P-47s and 2 P-51s are lost and 11 P-47s damaged; 5 pilots are MIA.

5 of 5 B-17s fly a leaflet mission over France during the night.

In the USSR, a shuttle mission is flown in accordance with a Soviet request; 55 B-17s and 29 P-51s attack an oil refinery at Trzebina, Poland without loss; the aircraft return to Operation FRANTIC bases in the USSR.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

24

24

-

-

-

192x1000lb GP

Abort

-

Group Mission # 145

TUESDAY, 8 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Shuttle missions continue as 78 B-17s with 55 P-51s escort, leave bases in the USSR to hit airfields in Rumania; 38 hit Bizau and 35 hit Zlistea; no Luftwaffe fighters are encountered during the mission and the force flies to Italy.

824 bombers and 675 fighters are dispatched to strategic targets (aircraft and tank factories, airfields and fuel depots) in SE Germany; weather deteriorated enroute and many bombers were recalled when confronted with a front rising to 28,000-feet (8,534 m) and most units attacked targets of opportunity; only 25 bombers hit their primary (Sindelfingen); 18 bombers and 3 fighters are lost; targets were (numbers in parenthesis indicate number of bombers bombing):

1 APHRODITE B-17 with
2,000-pounds (907 kgs) of bombs is launched against Le Havre; B-17, P-38 and
Mosquito support aircraft assist; the target is missed and the Mosquito is
destroyed by the exploding bombs.

Mission 550:

2 of 4 B-17s fly a Micro H test
mission to La Chenaie rail junction.

Mission 551:

6 of 6 B-17s drop leaflets in
France, the Netherlands and Belgium during the night.

The
36th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), VIII Air Force Composite Command,
moves from Harrington to Cheddington, England with B-24s; the squadron will
convert from CARPETBAGGER to ECM missions over Europe.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

34

-

34

-

-

132x500lb GP

Fair

-

Group Mission # 150

TUESDAY, 15 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Mission 554:

932 bombers and 443 fighters are dispatched to attack 11 airfields in NW Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in conjunction with 1,000 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers and Mosquito’s raiding 9 airfields in the Netherlands and Belgium; 16 bombers and 5 fighters are lost; numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of bombing attacking:

350 B-24s are dispatched to German airfields at Wittmundhaafen (91), Bad Zwischenahn (90), Vechta (67), Plantlunne (54) and Hopstein (10); they claim 9-1-2 aircraft; 4 B-24s are lost and 6 damaged; 1 airman is WIA and 40 MIA. Escort is provided by 163 P-38s and P-51s; they claim 4-0-0 aircraft in the air and 7-0-9 on the ground; 2 P-38s and 2 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA); 3 P-51s are damaged; 1 pilot is WIA.

In Belgium, 59 of 65 B-24s hit Florennes/Juzaine Airfield and 1 hits a target of opportunity; 1 B-24 is lost and 3 damaged.

The two missions above are escorted by 118 of 124 P-51s without loss.

33 of 35 P-47s dive-bomb and skip-bomb a repair shop and locomotives in the marshalling yard at Braine-le-Comtes; 1 P-47 is lost and 4 damaged; 4 pilots are MIA.

12 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions during the night.

HQ, 491st Bombardment Group (Heavy) and the 852nd, 853rd, 854th and 855th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) move from Metfield to North Pickenham, England with B-24s.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

36

-

36

-

-

2,160x100lb GP

Very Good

-

Group Mission # 151

WEDNESDAY, 16 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

Mission 556:

1,090 bombers and 692 fighters
are dispatched to make visual attacks on oil refineries and aircraft plants in
C Germany; 23 bombers and 3 fighters are lost (number in parenthesis indicate
number of bombers attacking):

425 B-17s are dispatched to hit
Delitzsch air depot (102), the aviation industry at Schkeuditz (92) and Halle
(60) and the oil industry at Bohlen (88); other targets are Naumburg (15),
Halberstadt Airfield (13) and targets of opportunity (9); they claim 6-4-6
Luftwaffe aircraft; 10 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 234 damaged;
4 airmen are KIA, 9 WIA and 93 MIA. Escort is provided by 246 P-47s and P-51s;
they claim 15-1-3 aircraft in the air and 0-0-3 on the ground; 1 P-51 is
damaged beyond repair; 1 pilot is WIA.

234 B-17s are dispatched to hit
the oil industry at Rositz (105) and Zeitz (101); 3 others hit targets of
opportunity; 6 B-17s are lost and 88 damaged; 3 airmen are WIA and 56 MIA.
Escort is provided by 166 P-47s and P-51s; they claim 5-0-1 aircraft; 2 P-47s
are lost (pilots are MIA).

366 B-24s are dispatched to hit
the aviation industry at Dessau (99), Kothen (71) and Magdeburg/Neustadt (67)
and the oil industry at Magdeburg/Rothensee; 2 others hit targets of
opportunity; 7 B-24s are lost and 173 damaged; 5 airmen are WIA and 66 MIA.
Escort is provided by 156 P-47s and P-51s; they claim 12-0-0 aircraft; 1 P-51
is lost (pilot is MIA).

Mission 557:

8
of 8 B-17s drop leaflets in France during the night.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

36

2

34

-

-

408x500lb GP

Very Good

2

Group Mission # 152

FRIDAY, 18 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

Three missions are flown
(numbers in parenthesis are numbers of bombers attacking):

256 B-24s are dispatched to hit
airfields at Metz (78) and Nancy/Essey (70) and Woippy (60) and Laneureville
(35); 1 B-24 is damaged beyond repair; 4 airmen are KIA and 2 WIA. Escort is
provided by 38 of 43 P-51s; 1 P-51 is lost (pilot is MIA).

195 B-17s are dispatched to hit
St Dizier Airfield (116), Pacy-sur-Armancon (39) and Bourran (38); 1 other hits
a target of opportunity; 7 B-17s are damaged. Escort is provided by 93 of 96
P-51s; they claim 2-0-3 aircraft on the ground; 2 P-51s are lost (pilots are
MIA).

Mission 564:

7 of 7 B-17s drop leaflets in
France during the night.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

24

-

24

-

-

288x500lb IB

Excellent

-

Group Mission # 153

THURSDAY, 24 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

Mission 568:

1,319 bombers and 739 fighters
are dispatched on visual attacks on strategic targets in Germany with some PFF
on targets of opportunity; 26 bombers and 4 fighters are lost; targets are
(numbers in parenthesis indicate bombers attacking):

433 B-24s are dispatched to
attack aviation industry targets at Brunswick/Waggum (125), Brunswick/Querum (99) and Hannover/Langenhagen (72) and an oil refinery at Misburg
(88); 5 others hit targets of opportunity; they claim 0-0-1 aircraft; 5 B-24s
are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 183 damaged; 1 airman is WIA and 54 MIA.
Escort is provided by 248 P-38s, P-47s and P-51s; they claim 2-0-0 aircraft in
the air and 8-0-0 on the ground; 2 P-51s are lost and 2 damaged; 1 pilot is
MIA.

383 B-17s are dispatched to hit
oil industry targets at Brux (139), Ruhland (135) and Freital (65); 15 hit
targets of opportunity; 3 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 143
damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 5 WIA and 18 MIA. Escort is provided by 240 P-47s and
P-51s; they claim 4-0-0 aircraft in the air and 6-0-0 on the ground; 2 P-51s
are lost (pilots are MIA) and 1 is damaged.

109 B-24 are dispatched to the chemical works at Ludwigshafen (41); secondary targets hit are marshalling yards at Ehrang (33) and Kons/Karthaus (8); 11 others hit Alzey and 2 hit other targets of opportunity; 7 B-24s are lost and 53 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 3 WIA and 70 MIA. Escort is provided by 77 of 81 P-51s; they claim 1-0-0 aircraft on the ground; 1 P-51 is lost.

259 B-17s are dispatched to oil refineries at Gelsenkirchen/Buer (89) and Gelsenkirchen/Nordstern (85); 19 hit Deelen Airfield, a secondary target, and 11 hit targets of opportunity; 3 B-17s are lost and 89 damaged; 5 airmen are WIA and 26 MIA. Escort is provided by 159 P-47s and P-51s without loss.

316 of 326 P-47s fly
fighter-bomber missions against transport in E France; they claim 14-0-4
aircraft on the ground; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA).

Mission 585:

6
of 6 B-17s drop leaflets in France and the Netherlands during the night.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

36

36

-

-

11

720x250lb GP

Unobserved

-

Group Mission # 157

WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force):

Three missions are flown.

Mission 590:

107 of 159 B-17s and 108 of 145 B-24s dispatched hit 8 V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area of France; one wing uses GH and H2X methods; 22 bombers are damaged. Escort is provided by 16 of 16 P-51s without loss.

Mission 591:

Later in the day, 637 B-17s are dispatched to bomb the U-boat base and shipyards at Kiel (282), and aircraft plant and other industry in the Bremen area (327); 4 others hit targets of opportunity; 1 B-17 is damaged beyond repair and 136 damaged. Escort is provided by 258 of 294 P-51s without loss.